Abstract:Crime is no longer local,or even a national phenomenon,but an international phenomenon.Universal jurisdiction is the right for sovereign states to maintain social order in the international community ...Crime is no longer local,or even a national phenomenon,but an international phenomenon.Universal jurisdiction is the right for sovereign states to maintain social order in the international community and penalize transnational crime and to a great extent,it bridges the gaps which the domestic penal jurisdiction has in penalizing the transnational crime effectively.Nowadays,transnational crime activities are increasingly rampant.Although universal jurisdiction plays an important role in fighting international crime efficiently,it still has its own inevitable defects.This paper is trying to analyze the principle of the universal jurisdiction to provide some useful information for its improvement and perfection.Read More
Publication Year: 2011
Publication Date: 2011-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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